by JJ Sutherland | Oct 10, 2014 | Blog, Scrum Framework |
Yesterday’s Weather Yesterday’s Weather is a Scrum pattern that helps Teams quickly calculate how many Points they will likely complete in the upcoming Sprint. The name comes from the fact that the best predictor of today’s weather is yesterday’s weather. In...
by JJ Sutherland | Jul 20, 2014 | Blog, Scrum Framework |
Definition of Ready Having a Definition of Ready means that stories must be immediately actionable. The Team must be able to determine what needs to be done and the amount of work required to complete the User Story or PBI. The Team must understand the...
by JJ Sutherland | Jun 27, 2014 | Agile Leadership, Blog, Scrum in Agile |
Agile Contracts As Scrum and Agile practices become mainstream and fundamentally change the way companies work internally, it is only natural that the way companies work with each other will also change. Unfortunately, many procurement departments are ill equipped to...
by JJ Sutherland | Jun 20, 2014 | Blog, Scrum in Action, Scrum in Agile |
Agile Defense In 2010 the Defense Acquisitions Act made Agile software development the law of the land. But both the Department of Defense (DoD) and the contractor community are struggling to figure out how to make it work in an ossified system that often requires...
by JJ Sutherland | Jun 19, 2014 | Blog, Scrum Framework, Scrum in Agile |
Sprint Burndown Chart The Sprint Burndown Chart makes the work of the Team visible. It is a graphic representation of the rate at which work is completed and how much work remains to be done. Estimated time for this course: 8 minutesAudience: BeginnerSuggested...